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Mala
Born
27 December 1906
Died
23 September 1952
Place
Alaska
Acting

Mala

Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise) was an American actor. Born to a Native Alaskan Inupiaq mother and Russian Jewish immigrant father, he was one of Hollywood's foremost Native actors from the early 1920s until his death in 1952.

As actor

Red Snow

Red Snow

1952 · Sgt. Koovuk
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942 · Barab
The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942 · Nat
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

1942 · Marnoa
The Girl from Alaska

The Girl from Alaska

1942 · Charley
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

1941 · Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Honolulu Lu

Honolulu Lu

1941 · Native Cop
Girl from God's Country

Girl from God's Country

1940 · Joe
South of Pago Pago

South of Pago Pago

1940 · Native Diver
The Devil's Pipeline

The Devil's Pipeline

1940 · Talamu
Green Hell

Green Hell

1940 · Mala
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940 · Indian
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940 · Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Zanzibar

Zanzibar

1940 · Mala
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939 · Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939 · Wani - Native Slave Leader
Coast Guard

Coast Guard

1939 · Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938 · Little Elk
Hawk of the Wilderness

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938 · Kias
Call of The Yukon

Call of The Yukon

1938 · Olee John

S.O.S. Clipper Island

1938
The Jungle Princess

The Jungle Princess

1936 · Melan
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936 · Agent Ray Mala
Last of the Pagans

Last of the Pagans

1935 · Taro
Eskimo

Eskimo

1933 · Mala, aka Kripik (uncredited)
Igloo

Igloo

1932 · The Young Hunter